GF Granola Bars | A Treat!

Adapted from All Recipes

"This recipe yields a chewy granola bar versatile enough to be adapted to your personal tastes or dietary need."

Ingredients:

3/4 to 1 cup corn syrup 3/4 cup natural peanut butter 1 cup gluten-free chocolate chips, divided 1/2 cup chopped almonds

1/2 cup chopped cashews 2 cups gluten-free oatmeal 2 cups crispy rice cereal (I used Chex) 1/3 cup flax seed meal

Directions:

1.	Mix syrup and peanut butter in a saucepan over low heat until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
2.	Remove saucepan from heat. Stir about half the chocolate chips into the syrup mixture.
3.	Mix remaining chocolate chips, almonds, cashews, oatmeal, crispy rice cereal, and flax seed meal in a bowl.
4.	Pour the mixture from the saucepan over the mixture in the bowl; stir to evenly coat.
5.	Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish and press into an even layer; allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

Feel free to add/substitute additional ingredients like dried fruit, other nuts, different GF cereal, etc.